Philip Müller has announced the release of Manjaro Linux 0.8.6, a set of Arch-based desktop Linux distributions: "We are happy to announce our stable release for June 2013 - Manjaro 0.8.6 - a set of installation media for Manjaro Linux. A lot of work went into our community editions. With respect to the official flavours, a more detailed list of the most significant general changes made are as follows: we fixed the installer bug we found in our Net edition image; we are using the Linux 3.9 series as our kernel; Openbox install media are smaller now; more mirrors are pre-configured; updates to Pamac and proprietary drivers for AMD and NVIDIA; Live Installer is translated to Arabic, Catalan, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Farsi, Indonesian, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak and Turkish." See the full release announcement for further details and screenshots. Download (SHA256): manjaro-xfce-0.8.6-x86_64.iso (1,188MB), manjaro-openbox-0.8.6-x86_64.iso (632MB). Separate "Community" editions with Cinnamon, Enlightenment, KDE, LXDE and MATE are available from here.

Manjaro Linux is a fast, user-friendly, desktop-oriented operating system based on Arch Linux. Key features include intuitive installation process, automatic hardware detection, stable rolling-release model, ability to install multiple kernels, special Bash scripts for managing graphics drivers and extensive desktop configurability. Manjaro Linux offers Xfce as the core desktop options, as well as a minimalist Net edition for more advanced users. Community-supported GNOME 3/Cinnamon and KDE flavours are available. Users also benefit from the supportive and vibrant Manjaro community forum.

The fourth pre-release of Manjaro Linux 0.9.0 has been released for download and testing. The two editions (Xfce and KDE Plasma 5) are given separate releaseannouncements; here is a brief extract from the latter: "After two weeks of development we are proud to present another preview of our next stable release, Manjaro 0.9.0. This time we ship Plasma 5.2.1 and latest KDE Applications 14.12.3. With this new release Plasma 5 provides a visually updated core desktop experience that is easy to use and familiar to the user. Under-the-hood changes in KDE include the migration to a new, fully hardware accelerated graphics stack centered around an OpenGL(ES) scenegraph. Plasma is built using Qt 5 and Frameworks 5. Plasma 5.2.1 introduces a new major version of KDE's workspace offering. The Manjaro art team has forked the new KDE Breeze set and named it Maia to follow in line with the rest of our visually appealing desktops." Interested testers can download the new live DVD images from SourceForge (pkglist): manjaro-xfce-0.9.0-pre4-x86_64.iso (1,442MB, SHA256), manjaro-kde-0.9.0-pre4-x86_64.iso (1,787MB, SHA256).

The third pre-release of Manjaro Linux 0.9.0 is now available for testing. This is a major upgrade, featuring a new system installer called Calamares, the brand-new Xfce 4.12, and a separate edition with KDE Plasma Desktop 5.2. From the release announcement: "Almost one month passed since our last preview of our next stable release, Manjaro 0.9.0. This build ships Xfce most closely to the upcoming 4.12 release. Thunar file manager finally supports tabs and other cool features like inverting the selection, it improves on location handling and the shortcuts side pane. On the panel we have now a popup calendar and support for time zones. The settings area has improved display settings with the ability to clone displays via the GUI and other basic monitor management options. Last but not least, the window manager has smart placement optimizations for determining the best area to place a new window." See also the release announcement for the KDE edition. Download links: manjaro-xfce-0.9.0-pre3-x86_64.iso (1,437MB, SHA256, pkglist), manjaro-kde-0.9.0-pre3-x86_64.iso (1,662MB, SHA256).

Phil Müller has announced the release of Manjaro Linux 0.8.12, a new stable release of the Arch Linux-based distribution with separate editions featuring Xfce and KDE desktops: "We're happy to announce the 0.8.12 release of Manjaro Linux installation media, including images for the Xfce and KDE 4 desktop environments, and our minimal 'Net' edition. Great progress is being made with our new 0.9 series installation media that uses the Calamares installer, along with our new KDE Plasma 5 installation media, but since neither is quite ready yet we're providing updated 0.8 series installation media that uses our legacy installer, Thus. This release is predominantly a maintenance release and includes very few changes to system defaults relative to the previous 0.8.11 ISO images, with some notable exceptions, such as out-of-the-box support for the exFAT file system and the change to Pacman 4.2." Continue to the release announcement for more details. Download (pkglist): manjaro-kde-0.8.12-x86_64.iso (1,484MB, SHA256), manjaro-xfce-0.8.12-x86_64.iso (1,411MB, SHA256).

Philip Müller has announced the availability of the initial testing build of the upcoming Manjaro Linux 0.9.0. This is the first release that features Calamares, a new installer framework jointly developed by several Linux distributions. From the release announcement "Some of you might have already noticed that our developers started to work on our next release series that we call 'Bellatrix' (version 0.9.0). With this series we switch over to a more modern graphical installer framework called 'Calamares'. The new, Qt 5 and Python 3-based installer is a joint effort of several distributions. In May 2014, developers of Netrunnner, KaOS and Manjaro got together to discuss the possibility to work jointly on a brand new, Qt 5-based installer. The idea was born to create Calamares. By June the coding started and by September a first, raw usable version was put into testing for Xfce-based ISO images." Interested testers can try out the new installer by downloading the Manjaro test release from SourceForge: manjaro-xfce-0.9.0-pre1-x86_64.iso (1,414MB, SHA256, pkglist).

Phil Müller has announced the release of Manjaro Linux 0.8.11, the latest update of the Arch Linux-based distribution featuring the Xfce and KDE desktops: "We are happy to announce the final release of Manjaro Linux 0.8.11. The Xfce edition remains our flagship offering and has received the attention it deserves. Few can claim to offer such a polished, integrated and leading-edge Xfce experience. We ship components from the Xfce 4.11 series after having tested them in-house, ensuring suitability for everyday use. This edition now uses LightDM for login management, display locking and user switching, including custom integration for Xfce. Spearheaded by the Turkish Manjaro community, our KDE edition continues to deliver this powerful, mature and feature-rich desktop environment with a unique look-and-feel and with the perks of Manjaro's latest tools." Here is the release announcement with screenshots. Download (pkglist): manjaro-kde-0.8.11-x86_64.iso (1,481MB, SHA256), manjaro-xfce-0.8.11-x86_64.iso (1,377MB, SHA256).

Phil Müller has announced the release of Manjaro Linux 0.8.10, the latest update of the Arch Linux-based distribution that comes in KDE, Xfce and Openbox flavours: "On behalf of the Manjaro team, I'm pleased to announce the release of Manjaro Linux 0.8.10. Our team has worked hard over the last three months to put together the most refined and user-friendly Manjaro release to date. This release includes our flagship Xfce edition, feature-rich KDE edition, lightweight Openbox edition and our minimal 'Net' edition. Although the general layout of our supported environments has not changed dramatically, there have been look-and-feel improvements, including a modern graphical bootsplash, new default theme (Menda) and a new look for our welcome screen." Read the rest of the release announcement for a full list of new features. Download: manjaro-kde-0.8.10-x86_64.iso (1,556MB, SHA256), manjaro-openbox-0.8.10-x86_64.iso (687MB, SHA256), manjaro-xfce-0.8.10-x86_64.iso (1,186MB, SHA256).

Phil Müller has announced the release of Manjaro Linux 0.8.9, a new version of the project's Arch Linux-based distribution offering a choice of KDE and Xfce desktops, as well as a separate edition featuring the lightweight Openbox window manager: "With this release we provide three unique graphical desktops, optimized for your needs. There will be our flagship Xfce edition everybody knows Manjaro for, an updated KDE edition featuring Turbulence, our new tool to customize your Manjaro installation, and a redesigned Openbox edition to fit the needs of our vibrant community. Not to mention our usual community editions. The Manjaro team has grown a lot for this release, and we’re expanding our roots even further." Read the detailed release announcement to find out about all the new features and to see screenshots of the three desktops. Download links: manjaro-kde-0.8.9-x86_64.iso (1,797MB, SHA256), manjaro-openbox-0.8.9-x86_64.iso (687MB, SHA256), manjaro-xfce-0.8.9-x86_64.iso (1,176MB, SHA256).

Phil Müller has announced the release of Manjaro Linux 0.8.8, a lightweight distribution a choice of Xfce or Openbox desktop user interfaces, based on Arch Linux. The release was already announced on Sunday, but the installable live CD/DVD images were only made available yesterday. From the announcement: "Manjaro Linux 0.8.8 is ready. We worked hard and managed to get Pamac 0.9.3 done. Here are some features of our redesigned package manager: stable backend for updates or transactions with a custom pyalpm; the transaction progress window was redesigned, it includes a details expander; post-install script output is visible in the expander; you can install local packages from pamac-manager; an about window; D-Bus daemon is back to perform transactions; high CPU usage bug should be completely fixed; checking updates rewritten...." Download (MD5) from SourceForge: manjaro-xfce-0.8.8-x86_64.iso (1,238MB), manjaro-openbox-0.8.8-x86_64.iso (636MB).